TY - BOOK AU - King,Dwayne TI - The importance of background knowledge of the Russian Far East culture and current events for effective church planting /by Dwayne King AV - BV4070 .I476 1996 PY - 1996/// KW - Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions KW - Dissertations KW - SEND International KW - Union of Evangelical Christian Baptist Churches KW - Missions KW - Russia N1 - Typescript; A ministry perspective project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions, 1996; Map of the Russian Far East; Introduction; 1. The Status of the Evangelical Church in the Russian Far East; 2. The Effect of Geographical and Climactic Conditions on Church Planting; 3. Social, Ecological, Political and Religious Features That Influence Church Planting; 4. Strategies Used by SEND International for Church Planting in the Russian Far East; 5. Survey; 6. Development of Future Strategies; 1 (leaves 55-59); Purpose of this paper --; Overview of current situation --; Personal perspectives; Socio-economic conditions --; The environment and health --; Political instability and foreign mission involvement --; Other religious groups --; Summary; Training Russian leadership --; Strengthening existing churches --; Reaching outlying areas --; Assisting in church construction --; Partnering with compatible expatriate organizations --; Targeting aviation personnel; Section 1: Questions and responses --; Analysis of data derived in section one --; Section 2: Questions, responses and analysis --; Section 3: Questions and responses --; Analysis of data; Ten-year phase out plan --; Accelerated leadership training --; Accelerated church planting --; Dealing with doctrinal diversity --; Fostering missionary vision --; Emergency contigency plans --; Conclusion; 2 ER -